Best Cities for Compliance Officerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where compliance officerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.28	$123,730	$102,937	30%
2	District of ColumbiaState	1.20	$111,030	$97,139	23%
3	MassachusettsState	1.17	$102,060	$94,065	27%
4	New JerseyState	1.14	$100,000	$91,912	22%
5	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.13	$103,940	$91,577	29%
6	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.13	$91,150	$91,608	19%
7	DelawareState	1.12	$91,050	$90,149	18%
8	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.12	$86,720	$90,522	21%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.10	$81,250	$89,090	18%
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.10	$100,200	$88,830	24%
11	CaliforniaState	1.09	$96,980	$87,606	28%
12	MinnesotaState	1.09	$85,920	$87,673	18%
13	PennsylvaniaState	1.09	$85,580	$88,227	18%
14	VermontState	1.09	$90,420	$88,215	19%
15	IndianaState	1.08	$78,770	$87,039	16%
16	Rhode IslandState	1.08	$87,620	$87,184	21%
17	ConnecticutState	1.06	$91,810	$85,325	20%
18	North DakotaState	1.06	$79,440	$85,788	15%
19	WisconsinState	1.06	$78,800	$85,374	17%
20	WyomingState	1.06	$79,890	$85,903	15%
21	Columbus, OHMetro	1.06	$79,780	$85,326	19%
22	IowaState	1.05	$75,620	$84,776	15%
23	AlabamaState	1.04	$72,990	$83,800	16%
24	MaineState	1.04	$83,740	$83,908	19%
25	MichiganState	1.04	$77,390	$83,846	17%
26	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.04	$77,650	$83,675	20%
27	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.04	$95,850	$83,858	28%
28	North CarolinaState	1.03	$78,500	$83,157	20%
29	OhioState	1.03	$75,030	$82,998	17%
30	WashingtonState	1.03	$88,790	$82,749	26%
31	IllinoisState	1.02	$80,550	$82,700	20%
32	South CarolinaState	1.02	$75,460	$82,022	20%
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.01	$94,810	$81,382	29%
34	NebraskaState	1.00	$73,920	$80,787	17%
35	OregonState	1.00	$82,990	$80,573	23%
36	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.00	$86,600	$80,334	25%
37	MississippiState	0.99	$67,450	$79,540	16%
38	New YorkState	0.99	$90,080	$80,071	25%
39	South DakotaState	0.99	$72,630	$79,989	16%
40	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.99	$77,760	$80,000	24%
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.99	$83,000	$80,193	23%
42	TexasState	0.98	$75,370	$78,839	22%
43	ColoradoState	0.97	$82,450	$78,226	27%
44	IdahoState	0.97	$75,450	$78,187	19%
45	KentuckyState	0.97	$69,240	$78,237	17%
46	LouisianaState	0.97	$70,290	$78,013	18%
47	NevadaState	0.97	$78,290	$78,134	22%
48	New HampshireState	0.97	$82,800	$78,113	23%
49	KansasState	0.96	$69,740	$77,489	18%
50	MarylandState	0.96	$84,720	$77,582	24%
51	VirginiaState	0.96	$80,380	$77,662	24%
52	West VirginiaState	0.95	$64,270	$76,330	16%
53	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.95	$75,920	$77,076	27%
54	MissouriState	0.94	$67,270	$75,926	18%
55	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.94	$80,520	$76,106	25%
56	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.94	$70,560	$76,281	20%
57	ArkansasState	0.93	$64,680	$74,948	16%
58	GeorgiaState	0.93	$70,200	$75,161	24%
59	HawaiiState	0.93	$82,590	$75,082	35%
60	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.93	$72,810	$75,217	27%
61	ArizonaState	0.92	$74,920	$74,252	24%
62	New MexicoState	0.92	$67,990	$73,902	18%
63	AlaskaState	0.91	$76,430	$73,279	21%
64	FloridaState	0.91	$74,920	$73,813	28%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$79,770	$73,521	31%
66	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.90	$67,050	$72,880	23%
67	OklahomaState	0.88	$63,000	$71,186	18%
68	TennesseeState	0.87	$63,960	$69,902	24%
69	MontanaState	0.86	$66,660	$69,149	20%
70	UtahState	0.83	$67,370	$67,236	27%
71	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.80	$62,210	$64,667	30%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).